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Lake Michigan rises four inches from mid-April to mid-May 1995

Also June 1995 Beaver Island lake-level report

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TypeEvent
Dates1995-04 – 1995-05
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1995-04 – 1995-05
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Observation
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The June Beacon reported that Lake Michigan rose four inches from mid-April to mid-May 1995. The Army Corps summary expected the seasonal rise to finish by July and projected an October level above the long-term average but below the previous October’s level.

Evidence limits

This is the newspaper’s summary of the engineering report, not the underlying gauge table.

Sources

  1. Reports a four-inch rise from mid-April to mid-May, completion of the seasonal rise by July, and an October projection two inches above the long-term average but seven inches below October 1994. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1995-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the lake-level report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-06_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports the May mean level two inches above the long-term average and forecasts a three-inch rise from mid-June to mid-May levels continuing into July. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1995-07_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held issue scan confirms the lake-level follow-up.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Lake Michigan rises four inches from mid-April to mid-May 1995”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lake-levels-april-may-1995/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1995, “Lake Levels (Army Corps of Engineers).” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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